Firmware updating software

NOTE: If this process fails for some reason like power interruption, and you are unable to flash using this process, your remedy is to use the spi flash tool.

See the UpdatingFirmware via SPI Flash Programmer tutorial.

See Hardware vs Software vs Firmware: What's the Difference? Devices that you might think of as strictly hardware such as optical drives, a network card, a router, a camera, or a scanner all have software that is programmed into a special memory contained in the hardware itself.

The Minnow Board Turbot firmware is updated occasionally to make improvements or fix issues.Firmware is software that is embedded in a piece of hardware.You can think of firmware simply as "software for hardware."However, the firmware is not to an interchangeable term for software.It's impossible to give a blanket answer for how to install firmware on all devices because not all devices are the same.Some firmware updates are applied wirelessly and just seem like a regular software update.